The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 11, 2079
Waning Gibbous
86.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 PM
11:02 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.2%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1941
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 223.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.7° / 311.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 27m / 24.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.29° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.23° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.78° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.